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Improving Fillet Weld Fatigue Performance by Improving Weld Shape
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The fatigue performance of fillet-welded transverse attachments was compared for several procedure variants for both FCAW and SAW on ½ in. steel plates. Measurements of weld toe shape on adjacent pieces of weld indicated that smoother weld toes, as evidenced by larger weld toe radius, were correlated to improved fatigue performance for both processes. Fatigue tests conducted on 59 and 109 ksi yield strength plates did not show an effect of plate strength. Weld procedures designed to provide smooth toes, such as reduced parameter FCAW beads at horizontal weld toes and flat position FCAW at higher heat inputs, were shown to provide fatigue performances near post-weld improved fillets.
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Mohr, W., Bowers, R., Jutla, T., and Gunnell, L., "Improving Fillet Weld Fatigue Performance by Improving Weld Shape," SAE Technical Paper 981509, 1998, https://doi.org/10.4271/981509.Also In
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